Dwight family papers 1921-1993

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Dwight family papers 1921-1993

http://hdl.handle.net/10407/1843003425

The Edward Dwight, Sr. family papers are those of a long time Kansas family. Edward Dwight, Sr. played for the Kansas City Monarchs and his son, Edward Dwight, Jr., was the first African American astronaut trainee and a renowned artist.

.25 linear ft (1 box), 1 oversize box, 5 folders

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6353384

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Dwight, Edward, 1905-1975.

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Dwight family.

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Dwight, Georgia A. (Baker).

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Dwight, Edward, Jr., 1933-

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Ed Dwight, the first African American to be trained as an astronaut and the sculptor of major monuments, was born on the outskirts of Kansas City, Kansas in 1933. His father, Ed Dwight, Sr., played second base for the Kansas City Monarchs in baseball's Negro League. Child rearing fell primarily on Ed's Catholic mother, Georgia Baker Dwight, who convinced her son that he could accomplish almost anything. Dwight grew up as an avid reader and a talented artist who was mechanically gifted and enjoye...

Dwight, Georgia A.

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Edward Dwight Sr. was a born in 1905 in Dalton, Georgia. He graduated from both Douglass grade school and Sumner High School in Kansas City, Kansas. For 13 years, from 1924 to 1937, Dwight was a centerfielder for the Kansas City Monarchs baseball team. After retiring from baseball, he went to work at Kansas State Grain laboratory where he worked as a chemist. In 1946, the Dwight's opened Dwight's Soda Grill in Kansas City, Kansas. Dwight was very active in the community....